Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-08-06


more eNcitemeu, than did the great
moral upheavsl ot the dav bctoCe-
They we've reports Of ~deYDdatioc> by
The Indians
The Indians had rc'in4Uished their
title 10 the country bu, they hsd not
Yet given up the i6es that il should
belong To ,hem, and they we've >tt..
very numerous Ani a--0cS>ive From
the hrI stray parties hSG been 81
tackled by them. and every few weeks
the killing 0; 8 white Ms ~ ;hen n
some part II the Hills w. reported
Now i; seemed from the reports tha: s.
number had been Killed in different
places Slmo>, simultaneously. The In
diSns were not - numerous IS 70
cause any fears II $ general massacre
or stack on the camps, bUt there
seemed &c Be- little hope FOR scattering
pgoSpeCtor> and >mSl. parties moving
into the country. Indeed j; WAS from
the reports u stacks on these. brought
in by Survivors tAst caused the alarm
in Golden sand, For the day that
prosperous city INDUCED in On; little
else eNcep; huriaE words of hatred 81
the Government pets. . the noble
red men were Familiarity referred To.
For the mex; few DAYS every man who
eane into camp Told 8 story u some
new victim or victims q he indians,
or 81 least Of i hair-10adth escape.
One or Two instances II families being
killed 'vh0 were moving into the coUn-
t-y and ve7u not with q sufficiently
>,71H- fa-ce T. r1>j,, the attacks, were
also reported In the rush 10 reach
the bes; points and mos; prosperous
camps many little parties II perhaps
only one o: two wagons had been
tempted 10 leave the slow 'hUll trains
aad press on. Others had left the more
generally travelled trails and attempted
,a make "a ,hor, cul. The Indians
We're ia litt3c bands scattered through
aa; the whole country, and nearly
every sinai. party Of whites expe-
r.eue-3 trouble from them if not loss
# lie.
-"Idijke to know how Doe Reynolds
-s,tin long with en-, said Judge
Pit on the third day after that gentle
man left.
"uau'tyou worry bout him." replied
Bill Hau>er: "ct they tackle him he'll
rope en- inter q game o draw, or chalk
3 faro layout on the ground. an hey
;leir guns an ponies fore he got
through with en-"
That SAME afternoon a Quccr-looking
amid very short procession came down
the -ulch, winding among the rocks
and trees and ditchc, and Sluiccs and
-, Of dirt out Of tn" shaft, and tun-
which pierced the mountain side
s.1.1>t every direction. This little
,a~v pa ked it, way slowly down the
AID then into the main streets of
5-- sand Camp, 30 that the loumg-
s~,5 III front, + the First Glance saloon
which va, also the Last Chance if YOU
took the other v|iew--could sec who and
what it was.
Il was headed by a woman, pale and
frightened, and a little boy, both seated
On a ,orry-looking mule which seemed
to be continually p%ropounding the old
inquiry as to whether or not life was
worth living.
And just behind, carrying a ycar-old
baby d, carefully As any mother ever
carried her child, walked Doe Rey-
nolds.
He looked dirty and haggard, as if
he had slept in thickct, and had moth
ing 10 eat since he left Golden Sand.
They went along till they came to a
side street which ran a little way up
the hill, when Reynolds took the lead
and went straight to Judge Potts
house, he being the only married man
whose wife was with him who lived in
the Camp.
He helped the woman and child to
dismount and they went in, being made
welcome by the mothcrly Mrs. Pott.
Reynolds laid the baby on the bed and
stood bending over it. All the men in
the camp iocked around the door or
came into the m square room of the
Judges residence. The woman sank
into a chair, too much exhausted to
rise. To Mrs, Potts inquiries She said
as she looked around at the strange
faces with a startled, almost wild look:
''Thcrc We're two wagons in our
party and when we were going through
Il little park about twenty miles from
here we were attacked by the Indians
and the whole party killed except the
baby and the little boy and me. We
crept away into the bushes after it was
dark, My husband and the other chill
drcn were all killed and we were all
wounded, and the baby is very weak,
though he is sleeping now. We would
have all died if this man had not found
us and brought us here. We came the
whole distance to-day and he carried
the baby. Oh" she added, as she
turned toward Reynolds, "you are very
kind and | can't tell you how thankful
! am
The poor woman buried her face in
her hands. Reynolds leaned over and
just touched his lips to the baby's
check and said, as he stepped back;
''The baby is dead
"lhe baby dcad!' cried the woman,
as she sprang toward it. ono, it can't
be, it cant be! / can't let him 90,
to0.'
Yes" replied Reynolds, "the baby
is dcad-he died very peacefully, like
my baby died five years ago to-day"
He started 10 90, then turned and
threw two bright twcnty-dollar gold
pieces on the bed beside the woman
and said:
That's all I've sot-if had more
you should have it, Then he went
out.
"Iiold on" said Judge Pott, "whcre
you goin'p'
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